Does Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Improves Uric Acid? A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Details of included studies.

First author	Age (years)	AHI (events/h)	ODI (events/h)	ESS score	BMI (kg/m^2)	Pre-UA	Post-UA
Sahebjami			NR	NR		(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)
Steiropoulos (≥4 h)					≥35	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)
Steiropoulos (<4 h)						(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)
Prudon		NR				(μmol/l)	(μmol/l)
Seetho		≥5	NR			(μmol/l)	(μmol/l)
Campos-Rodriguez						(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)

Values are . Abbreviation: AHI: apnea-hypopnea index, ODI: oxygen desaturation index, ESS: epworth sleepiness scale, NR: not reported, BMI: body mass index, UA: uric acid.